ἀληθῶς (alēthōs) means “truly” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: al-ay-thoce' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἀληθῶς · alēthōs · truly
ἀληθῶς adv. (ἀληθής). [in LXX (Jer.28:6, Psa.58:1, al.) chiefly for אָמֵן and cogn. forms ;] truly, surely: Mat.14:33 26:73 Mrk.14:70 15:39, Luk.9:27 12:44 21:3, Jhn.1:48 4:42 6:14 7:26, 40 8:31 17:8 Act.12:11, 1Th.2:13, 1Jn.2:5.† (AS)
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truly, really, certainly, surely.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| truly | 11 |
| surely | 2 |
| for sure | 1 |
| is a true | 1 |
| it truly is | 1 |
| with certainty | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| indeed | 6 |
| of a truth | 5 |
| surely | 3 |
| truly | 2 |
| a surety | 1 |
| in truth | 1 |
| the very | 1 |
| verily | 1 |
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Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
Read word by wordAfter a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.”
Read word by wordWhen the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
Read word by wordBut he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”
Read word by wordWhen the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
Read word by wordBut I tell you truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
Read word by wordTruly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
Read word by word“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
Read word by wordWhen Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
Read word by wordThey said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
Read word by wordWhen the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
Read word by wordYet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
Read word by wordOn hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
Read word by wordSo He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
Read word by wordFor I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.
Read word by wordThen Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
Read word by wordAnd we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.
Read word by wordBut if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:
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